Improvement in fluting-mach ines



UNITED STATES Pn'rnivr @vieron S. G. OABELL, OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO FLORA B. CABELL, OF SAME PLACE.

iMPRovEMI-:NT IN norme-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 83,924, dated November 10,1868.

To all 'whom it may concer-n:

t Be it known that I, S. G. GABELL, of Quincy, in the county of Adams and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fluting-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, -making part of this specification, and to'the letters of reference marked thereon, like letters indicating like parts whereverV they occur. ,A y

. To .enable others skilled in the art to construct and use my invention, I will proceed to describe it. p

My invention relates to dating-machines for fluting articles of dress worn by ladies;` and consists in the novel construction and arrangement of certain mechanical` contrivances for supporting and adjusting the tluted hollow cylinders, in covering their front ends in a novel manner, and in 'providin g them with flutes of a peculiar shape, &c. In the drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section of my machine. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the heatingiron and the rod with handle attached for conveniencein using it. Fig. 3 is a front view of the cap end of the crank detached. Fig. 4 is a cross-section of the cylinders,vshowing the form of their fluting. Figs. 5 and 6 are views of modifications of the form of iluting. Fig. 7 is a vertical section of the end of a cylinder and a thimble inserted. Fig. 8 is a plan view of a clamp; and'Figs. 9, 10,11, and 12 are end views, showing different ways of grouping different numbers of tinted cylinders.

In constructing my machine, I make a frame, A, arranging its front end so as to-receive another frame, G, and allow it to vmove vertically between its sides. The sides ofthe frame G may be concave, and slide along corresponding convex sides of the frame A, for the purpose 'of allowing a vertical and preventing a lateralmovement of the same.y i y To @the rear end of the frame A, which exytends only a `-short distance upfrom the base,

as shown in Fig. l, I pivot a cap, L, at f, provided on its inner 'sidevwith anannular recess, to serve as a vjournal-box for the end of the cylinder H. The lower end org'shank of the cap L is slotted, and pivoted to the frame A by the pin j', and is locked in position by a small bolt, g, arranged to be moved vertically and` enter a recess in the upper end of the frame, as shown in Fig. l. The bolt g I move bypmeans of a pin, hrattached to it, and projecting through a small slot in the lower part of the cap L, as shown in the same figure. l The'hollow luted cylinder, H I mount in position with vits rear end having its bearings bin the annular recess of the cap L and its frontend in the frame A, as shown in Fig. 1, and projecting farenough beyond it to allow the cap M of the crank N to be fitted to it, as shown in the same ligure. The cap M, forming a part of the crank N, is made so as to lit easily over the end of the cylinder H, and may be fastened by a thumb set-screw, i, or a pin, j, orby any other suit-able device, as shown in Figs. l and 3.

The upper end of the front side of the frame A, I provide with an arm, B, which is rigidly Aconnected to it, and extends about half-way between the front and rear of the frame A, as shown in Fig. 1, and to its extreme end I pivot a lever, C, made with a cam-shaped head having au eccentric slot, a.

The head of the lever C, I connect with a bolt, D, by means of a pin, b, passing through the head of the bolt and eccentric slot a, in

such a way as to allow the head of the lever to move backward and forward and in a vertical lnotion to the bolt D, the shank of which has a screw-thread cut upon it and passes loosely through a hole in the spring cross-bar E, to which it is connected by two nuts, Z, one on the upper and the other on the lower side of the bar E, as shown in Fig. l, so as to allow a vertical adjustment of the bolt D.

One end of the bar E is connected to the frame G, arranged to move vertically in the front end of the frame A by passing into a slot provided for the purpose, and being fastened there by a set-screw, c, and the other end is connected to a cap-plate, F, provided with annular recesses on its inner side, bypassing into a similar slot, and beingfastened by a thumb set-screw, d, as shown in Fig. l.

In the frame G and cap-plate F, l mount hollow fiuted cylinders I, with their front ends in if L bearings in the frame G and their rear ends in the annular recess of the capF, as shown in Fig. 1.

The cylinders H and I, Wh en in position, have placed in their chambers a hot iron, J, through their open front ends. When the hot iron J is in place the cap M of the crank completely closes the end of the cylinder H.

The end of the cylinder I, I close either with a door, O, arranged to swingvertically on the smooth neck of a screw, connecting it to the frame G a little on one side of the open end of the cylinder, and when closing or covering the end of the cylinder resting on or against a lug suitably located for the purpose, or by inserting a thimble,.P, having a small opening, k, in its head, for the purposes hereinafter explained, as shown in Fig. 7.

The irons J have in their front ends a circular hole, e, of any suitable depth, for the insertion-of the rod K, having a handle, m, so that when heated they may be conveniently handled, and readily placed in or removed from the cylinders by the use of this rod.

My machine, thus constructed, can be fastened on the edge of a table by the use of a clamp, Q. (Shown in Fig. 8;) Ihe thumb setscreW 'n of this clamp is intended to bear against the lug o on the base of the frame A,

` as shown in Fig. 6.

operatingy my machine, I attach it where .desiredto be used by the clamp Q; then heat the irons J and introduce them, by means of the rods K, into the chambers of the cylinders, and close up the open end of the cylinder H by attaching the crank N, and of the cylinders I by turning the covers O, or by the insertion of the thimbles P. The covers O are turned by means of an ear, p.

The thimbles P have a circular opening, k, in their heads, through which the rod K may be passed, both for convenience in introducing or removing the thimble, as Well as the hot iron J.

The cylinders I are then adjusted to the cylinder H, as may be desired, by adjusting the bolt D with the nuts l. Now, as the bolt D is firmly attached to .the spring-bar E, which is connected with the vertically-moving frame G and cap F, in which the cylinders I are mounted, it is obvious that as the lever C is moved it will, by means of the eccentric slot a, give a vertical inotionto the bolt D and all its connections, and consequently to the cylinders I.

The articles sought to be iluted are passed y betweenthe cylinders, motion being given to the cylinder H by the crank N, which, in turn,

gives motion tothe others. When pressure is A the lever C, and the lever may be held in any desired posit-ion by means of the thumb-screw q, which, being constructed With a shoulder just underits head, and having a screw cut on its end, serves both as a pivot for the lever C as Well as to fix it firmly in any position desired.

It is obvious that a sin gle adjustable cylinder, I, may be mounted in the frame G and cap F, as shown and arranged in Fig. 10, or there may be two or three adjustable cylinders, I, Il, land I2, mounted in a similar manner, by providing the frame G With the requisite number of openings and the cap-plate F with a corresponding number of annular recessed caps, and that they may be arranged -lf-I as shown in Figs. 9, 11, and l2. I make my machine, usually, with three adjustable cylinders, as shown in Fig. 9.

The construction of my machine is such that it can be readily taken apart, and the Whole or a portion of the cylinders removed.L It the whole are removed, other cylinders may be mounted with a difterent style of iiuting. In order to do this, it is only necessary to remove the crank N, then to raise the bolt g by the pin h, and swing back the cap L, asshown in Fig. 1,' which releases the cylinder H." Tho cylinders I Ix P may be removed by turning the thumb-screw d and releasing the bar E, when the cap-plate F can be taken oi.

In this way, it will be seen, my machine may readily be taken apart, and in like inanner put together, and that at the same time a part of the cylinders may be removed, and others with a di'erent style of uting be substituted.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. The cap-plate F, when constructed and arranged substantially as herein described,

for the purposeiof furnishing a support and v bearing for the cylinders I,'as set forth.

2. The combination of the lever C, bolt D, cross-bar E, frame G, and cap-plate F, when constructed and arranged to operate substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

v3. The cap L and bolt g, when constructed and arranged to operate substantially as herein described, and for the purpose set forth.

4. In combination with the cylinder H, the cap M on the end of the crank N, constructed substantially as herein described, and for the purpose set forth. g

5. In combination with the cylinders I, the covers O and thimbles P, when constructed and arranged substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

6. The iiuting-rolls for luting-machines, constructed with ogee flut-in g, of the form herein described, and shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

S. G. CABELL.

Vitnesses:

L. HALLER, P. T. DODGE. 

